Charlotte Hillary of Englewood shot an even-par 72 on Tuesday and shares 15th place out of 153 players in the girls 15-18 division of the prestigious IMG Academy Junior World Championships in the San Diego area.
Hillary, winner of the 2016 JGAC Tour Championship and runner-up in the 2017 AJGA Hale Irwin Colorado Junior by Transamerica, made one birdie, one bogey and 16 pars in Tuesday’s opening round. She trails leader Yuka Saso of the Philippines by six strokes and is just two shots behind the third-place competitors.
In the same division, 4A state high school champion Lauren Lehigh of Loveland posted a 73 and is tied for 22nd place.
Elsewhere, also in the top 25 after round 1 is Nicholas Pevny of Aspen, who shares 17th place in the boys 11-12 division after carding a 1-under-par 71. He sits six strokes behind leader Anton Ouyang of San Jose, Calif.
The tournament will continue through Thursday or Friday, depending on the division.
Here are the scores for all the Coloradans competing this week:
Boys 15-18
54. Dillon Stewart, Fort Collins 76
111. Cal McCoy, Highlands Ranch 79
Girls 15-18
15. Charlotte Hillary, Englewood 72
22. Lauren Lehigh, Loveland 73
105. Hailey Schalk, Erie 80
Boys 13-14
73. Jordan Jennings, Montrose 76
153. James Clark, Lamar 89
Girls 13-14
48. Sofia Choi, Littleton 76
117. Gracie Olkowski, Grand Junction 86
Boys 11-12
17. Nicholas Pevny, Aspen 71
Girls 11-12
67. Abigail Aeschleman, Highlands Ranch 85
Boys 9-10
60. Tyler Long, Evergreen 81
66. Gavin Amella, Pueblo 82
Girls 9-10
35. Hadley Ashton, Erie 81
64. Caitlyn Chin, Greenwood Village 89
Boys 7-8
59. Ashton Edwards, Boulder 100
Girls 7-8
38. Madelynn Makino, Parker 83
